$370M verdict against Guess co-founder Marciano

A jury returned a $370 million verdict against Guess Inc. co-founder Georges Marciano Friday in a civil defamation lawsuit that was filed by five former employees.

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Winfrey asks court to dismiss defamation lawsuit

Oprah Winfrey wants a court to dismiss or order arbitration in a defamation lawsuit filed by the ex-headmistress of her girls school in South Africa.

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Winfrey asks court to dismiss defamation lawsuit

Oprah Winfrey wants a court to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed by the ex-headmistress of her girls school in South Africa.

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Oprah sued for defamation by ex-girls school head

The ex-headmistress of Oprah Winfrey's school for girls in South Africa sued the talk show host for defamation, claiming Winfrey falsely suggested she tried to cover up abuse at the school.

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A Sydney father who defamed a school principal in an email attacking her competency has been ordered to pay her $82,543 in damages.

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The Obama administration on Monday came out strongly against efforts by Islamic nations to bar the defamation of religions, saying the moves would restrict free speech.

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Bad idea for UN

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he Rev. Al Sharpton is ready for a Rush to judgment. The civil rights leader, typically impervious to insults, said Saturday that he will sue Rush Limbaugh for defamation unless he gets an apology from the right-wing radio host.

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NBC News president Steve Capus fired back at Americans for Limited Government Friday, after the conservative group published an email allegedly from NBC producer Jane Stone to its director of media outreach Alex Rosenwald, with one line: "Bite me Jew Boy."

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SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- South Carolina Republican party leaders said Thursday that they have filed a lawsuit and established a legal trust fund to help elected officials fight defamation.

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It's just like "The Stasi" treated dissidents, except this human rights abuse is happening in Canada today. Some call it no-touch torture. The Stasi (former East German secret police) called it Zerzetsen.

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Man Lives 2nd Nightmare as His Molester Fakes Lawsuit D.C. Judge Is Duped in Defamation Conspiracy Against Ohio Victim

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Yesterday a U.S. Federal judge ruled that Google must turn over the name of an anonymous blogger who took a severe disliking to aging supermodel Liskula Cohen.

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A former Vogue Australia cover girl has won a landmark court battle to reveal the identity of an anonymous blogger who called her a "skank" and an "old hag".

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Tom writes in to alert us that a woman in Chicago has been sued for defamation by the company that manages her apartment over a Twitter message.

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Sue Me, Sarah, For I Have Sinned

Note: Two people - my father and a friendly fellow Viner - have expressed concerns that the following opinion piece may actually fall under the definition of libel. I appreciate their warnings and had already carefully considered the idea when writing this.

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"To the extent several websites, most notably liberal Alaska blogger Shannyn Moore, are now claiming as 'fact' that Governor Palin resigned because she is 'under federal investigation' for embezzlement or other criminal wrongdoing, we will be exploring legal options this week to  …

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Here comes the story of citizen journalism and its failings. The worldwide web (internet) has become almost as fast at spreading good news as it is at spreading malice and defamatory material.

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Don't mess with Texas, especially if you're a blogger on somebody's bad side. Houston-based blogger Lyndal Harrington was jailed last week for failing to turn over her computer as part of a defamation case involving the late Anna Nicole Smith.

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A former Miss West Virginia has won a $US7.2 million ($A10.17 million) verdict against nine Internet companies and individuals, most of them Australian, who tried to sell pornographic videos they falsely claimed featured her.

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A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that Rep. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.) cannot be sued for defamation or slander stemming from comments he made regarding the death of Iraqi civilians in Haditha in November 2005.

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ONE of Gordon Brown's most trusted advisers resigned last night after sending scurrilous e-mails from Downing Street that contained unpleasant innuendo about the private lives of the Tory leadership.

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A Swedish police officer who blew the whistle on a convicted paedophile's plans to start a youth education centre has himself been fined for defamation.

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- Lin's Buffet management said their reputation has been tarnished. On Wednesday, they defended themselves by showing the media a surveillance video of the night of the alleged mouse incident to counter the claims of the woman who said she found a mouse in her food.

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Excerpt: Casey Anthony's brother, mother and father got subpeonas Tuesday from a woman named Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzales, the same name as the nanny Casey first blamed for taking little Caylee.

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During Tuesday morning's brief meeting, Orange County Circuit Judge Jose Rodriguez refused to hear a request for the deposition of Casey Anthony, in a civil defamation suit filed against her by Zenaida Gonzalez, to be delayed and scolded Casey's defense team for personal attacks  …

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This might be a hard sell for her attorneys, but it's worth it.

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Web site SOTT.net, operated by a team of international researchers, initially published pointed criticisms of Pepin's spiritual discovery techniques.

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